The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-02
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The Young Men of the Day.

1t is the way Of young men to hold
themselves in high estimation, and
think themselves Of vast Importance,
their estimation of themselves being
possibly higher than other peoples
This self appreciation has, perhaps,
been increased in the present day by
the value that he's been placed upon
them as dancing machines. it being us
much Of Il necessity to have plenty of
dancing mrn at ball as it is to have Il
good supper and an ample supply of
walters. In their anxiety to secure Il
Suilicicncy Of the male sex to adorn
their entertainments, many ladies III
society have. like gardeners, produced
Il forced exotic that has arrived ut Il
premature growth and young man
its they call themselves, are nothing
more than bows. These beardleSs
youths, on finding that they are sought
after. attribute it TO their own particu-
lar merits. and not to tho fact that
they are useful f"r dancing purposes,
and accordingly begin to put on ''lot
Of side and trying to make the world
believe that they are extremely rcpGn-
das and valuable: and. after two or
l, l. e G.
think it right to give out that they are
Jloses of the innocent amusements that
society is willing to provide them with
Then comes the stage in which hardly
anything is '.eood enou2h;' while so
ciety of The harmless type Is bore and
''not worth the trouble, don't you
know in their own phraseology.-
Nothing that is not of the perfect kind
is worth their acceptance; they must
have the best food and wine, be only
asked to meet the ''smart set in socie
ty, which includes all the pretty young
married women; while at country they
expect first class shooting; nor are
they sparing in their condemnation of
Il host who gives them the best he has,
if it does not happen to come up to
their exalted IDEAS The amusing part
of this is that many of these spoiled
darlings in society are endowed with
but small allowances from their pa
rents, and but for the generous hospi-
talitv extended to them they would
have to live upon the plainest and sim
plest fare if they kept within their
means. 1t sounds most grotesque to
hear them abusing the good things
they are enjoying at the expense of 9TH
ers, knowing ut the time, lis they do,
that, st catering for themselves, they
would be quite unable to enjoy any
such Injuries. Many young men get
their heads completely turned when
they first appear in London society by
being taken up and petted by ipretty
women because they are good looking,
smart and amusing and they can get
the idea that their life is to be one long
career Of successes and that any pretty
woman on whom they may care to law
iSh that valuable article which they are
pleased To call their affections must ne
cessarily fall ayictim to the impassion-
ed devoti0ns of such magnificent and
perfect creatures as themselves. As
these men grow older, So does their sci
tismcss and cgoti>m increase, and they
they think that it is the right and pro-
per thing to try to lead from the
straight path amy pretty young married
woman whom they admire. and who,
they think. would add to the dignity
and importance of their own valuable
selves bv having their names coupled
with them.
And at the present time, if Il young
man docs not succeed in his nctarious
designs of gettinga a lady's name cou-
pied with his own. his want Of chival
~ prevents him from trying to hide
the association us much us possible.
and hls miserable vanity impels him